2
April 24, 2014 Overview Good news Tuition fee rates Sources of funding Working and studying Next steps UEA – Students outside the library

3
April 24, 2014 Good news! Postgraduate education is a boom industry There are more than 58,000 postgraduate courses in the UK Postgraduate education can enhance future career prospects and earning potential Find out about the postgraduate experience at University of East Anglia from our students

4
April 24, 2014 Tuition fee rates PGCE tuition fees rates - £3,375 PGCE students should be eligible for the same maintenance support package as full-time undergraduate students PGCE students should be eligible for a bursary from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) – www.tda.gov.uk Home and EU annual fees:Taught DegreesResearch Degrees Standard full-time£4,500£3,732 Standard part-time£2,250£1,866

5
April 24, 2014 The Research Councils Arts & Humanities Research Council www.ahrc.ac.uk Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council www.bbsrc.ac.uk Economic & Social Research Council www.esrc.ac.uk Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council www.epsrc.ac.uk Medical Research Council www.mrc.ac.uk Natural Environment Research Council www.nerc.ac.uk Science & Technology Facilities Council www.scitech.ac.uk

6
April 24, 2014 Key points about the Research Councils Fund some taught courses and research programmes Awards normally require a minimum 2:1 You must be ordinarily resident in the UK Applications are usually made through the School of Study Application deadlines vary - the earlier, the better Refer to individual RC websites for the most up-to-date information www.rcuk.ac.uk (Research Councils UK)

7
April 24, 2014 Other public funding providers NHS Bursaries www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students Student Award Agency for Scotland – for Scottish-domiciled students www.saas.gov.uk Department for Education and Learning – for study in Northern Ireland www.deni.gov.uk

8
April 24, 2014 Charities, foundations and trusts They rarely provide full funding No standard rules on eligibility criteria and applications Deadlines are often well in advance of start of the course The Educational Grants Directory, from the Directory of Social Change The Grants Register, published by Palgrave MacMillan The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) – www.acf.org.uk UEA – Students in the library

11
April 24, 2014 Funding from University of East Anglia Faculty of Arts and Humanities www.uea.ac.uk/hum Faculty of Health www.foh.uea.ac.uk Faculty of Science www.uea.ac.uk/sci Faculty of Social Sciences www.uea.ac.uk/ssf UEA – Sainsburys Centre for Visual Arts

12
April 24, 2014 Loans Professional and Career Development Loans (PCDLs) www.direct.gov.uk/pcdl 0800 585 505 PCDLs are run by Barclays and Co-operative Bank in association with the Young Peoples Learning Agency (YPLA) You can borrow between £300 - £10,000 They are provided for vocational courses only i.e. the course should lead to employment or enhance job skills Repayment begins one month after you have completed your course

14
April 24, 2014 Working and studying Most postgraduate students study part time Flexible study modes make working and study a realistic possibility Some postgraduate students have their fees paid for by their employer UEA – Students on campus

15
April 24, 2014 Your next steps Talk to current and former postgraduate students Ask the School of Study Check your eligibility for Research Council funding Search for relevant charities, foundations and trusts Budget your personal finances

16
April 24, 2014 Thank you for your time www.uea.ac.uk Voted top English University (Whatuni.com Student Choice Awards 2009) Around 90% of University of East Anglia research is rated of international or national excellence in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (The Complete University Guide 2009)